JP2001331169A - Stereoscopic video display device and information storage medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To realize a stereoscopic video display device capable of displaying more information more easily to see by displaying plural pieces of plane information as a stereoscopic video. SOLUTION: A processing part 10 sets the display range of map information and a virtual plane setting part 102 sets virtual planes with respect to respective map data in the display range based on the priority of map data 204 or an operating instruction to be inputted from an input 40 to store virtual planes in a frame buffer 50. Then, the processing part 10 generates videos including videos with respect to respective eyes of the left and the right based on arrangement positions of the virtual planes set on the respective map data by referring to virtual plane position data 206 and, then, displays the videos as the stereoscopic video by displaying the videos on the display screen of a display part 30 in given timing and by making respective eyes of the left and the right see the different videos through a lenticular plate.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a stereoscopic image display device and an information storage medium storing control information for displaying a stereoscopic image.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, information displayed on a display for displaying a normal two-dimensional image is divided into a block of information such as a set of documents and figures, and a display position on a screen is set for each block. And organized the information to make it easier to see. However, the display area is limited,
In particular, a display having a small area, such as a display of a PDA (portable information terminal) or a portable telephone, has a small amount of information that can be displayed at one time.

For this reason, in the conventional display, the resolution of the screen is increased, and characters and information are displayed smaller, thereby increasing the amount of information that can be displayed on the screen at one time.

[0004]

However, in the conventional display, even if the resolution is increased (the number of pixels is increased) and a larger amount of information is displayed, the image becomes complicated and the observer can grasp the information. There was a problem that it became difficult. Furthermore, there is a problem in that the displayed characters, symbols, and the like are displayed in a small size, so that the observer cannot recognize the information.

Conventionally, a three-dimensional display for displaying a stereoscopic image has been known. However, since the three-dimensional display is intended to faithfully display a three-dimensional object, a large amount of information can be easily viewed. No development for organizing and displaying has been made.

An object of the present invention is to realize a stereoscopic video display device that displays information in a more easily viewable manner by displaying a plurality of planar information as a stereoscopic video.

[0007]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a stereoscopic video display apparatus comprising a plurality of virtual planes including a virtual plane for displaying given information (for example, map data 204 shown in FIG. 5). Plane (for example, virtual planes p1, p shown in FIG. 1)
2, p3) are arranged substantially parallel to the virtual space, and the virtual space is displayed as a stereoscopic video image, and information that is mutually related to the plurality of virtual planes is displayed, so that integrated information can be obtained. It is characterized in that it is displayed as stereoscopic vision.

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information storage medium storing computer-executable software for displaying a given stereoscopic image, wherein the given information (for example, as shown in FIG. 5) The map data 204) and a plurality of virtual planes including a virtual plane for displaying the given information are arranged substantially in parallel with the virtual space, and the virtual space is displayed as a stereoscopic video, and the plurality of virtual planes are displayed. By displaying information related to each other on a plane, information for displaying integrated information as stereoscopic vision (for example, a stereoscopic video display program 202 shown in FIG. 5) is included. .

Here, the virtual plane is a plane determined only by the position coordinates of the virtual space. The given information is displayed only on a virtual plane in the virtual space.

According to the first or tenth aspect of the present invention, in the conventional display device for displaying a two-dimensional image, only the area of the display screen has a display area. Since the area is the total area of the plurality of virtual planes, the same amount of information as in the related art can be displayed more easily. Further, the information to be displayed can be arranged and displayed three-dimensionally, so that more effective information can be displayed.

In addition, the plurality of virtual planes are arranged substantially in parallel in the virtual space, and display information related to each other. For example, information related to each other such as a road and a place name on a map is overlapped. In addition, they can be displayed integrally, and a display that is easier to see becomes possible.

Further, as in the second aspect of the present invention, the three-dimensional image display apparatus according to the first aspect of the present invention may further comprise setting means for setting information to be displayed on each of the plurality of virtual planes. Good.

[0013] Further, as in the eleventh aspect of the present invention, the information storage medium of the tenth aspect of the present invention may include setting information for setting information to be displayed on each of the plurality of virtual planes. .

According to the second or eleventh aspect of the present invention, information is set in each of a plurality of virtual planes.
For example, when changing only the information of one virtual plane,
There is no need to change the entire plurality of virtual planes, and the processing can be reduced.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the stereoscopic image display apparatus according to the first or second aspect of the present invention, the transparency of each of the plurality of virtual planes is changed by using a virtual plane arranged in the virtual space. May be provided with a transparency changing means for changing according to the number.

According to a twelfth aspect of the present invention, in the information storage medium of the tenth or eleventh aspect, the transparency of each of the plurality of virtual planes depends on the number of virtual planes arranged in the virtual space. May include transparency change information for changing the information.

According to the third or twelfth aspect of the present invention, for example, when the number of a plurality of virtual planes is large, for example, when the number of the virtual planes is large, the virtual plane on the far side has lower transparency. By doing so, the virtual plane on the near side can be displayed more clearly.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the stereoscopic image display apparatus according to any one of the first to third aspects, the image is displayed on one of the plurality of virtual planes. Display information switching means (for example, the virtual plane setting unit 102 shown in FIG. 5) for switching between the information displayed on the virtual plane and information displayed on another virtual plane.

According to a thirteenth aspect of the present invention, in the information storage medium according to any one of the tenth to twelfth aspects, information displayed on one of the plurality of virtual planes is displayed. And display switching information for switching between information displayed on another virtual plane.

According to the invention described in claim 4 or claim 13, since the virtual plane for displaying information can be switched, more various display states can be realized. For example, desired information of the observer can be displayed on a virtual plane at a desired position, and a display that is more easily viewable for the observer can be realized.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the stereoscopic image display apparatus according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, the arrangement position of the virtual plane in the virtual space is changed. Arrangement position changing means (for example, FIG. 5
May be provided.

According to a fourteenth aspect of the present invention, in the information storage medium of the tenth aspect, an arrangement position for changing the arrangement position of the virtual plane in the virtual space. Change information may be included.

According to the invention described in claim 5 or claim 14, since the arrangement position of each virtual plane can be changed, for example, with the change in the distance between the observer's eyes and the display screen, The display position of the virtual plane to be changed can be adjusted to a position desired by the observer. Further, a display interval desired by the observer can be realized.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the stereoscopic image display apparatus according to the fifth aspect, the arrangement position changing means changes the priority of information displayed on the virtual plane. The arrangement position of each virtual plane may be automatically changed.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, the arrangement position can be automatically changed in accordance with the priority of the information. The observer can be effectively recognized.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the stereoscopic image display apparatus according to any one of the first to sixth aspects, the number of virtual planes for changing the number of the plurality of virtual planes is provided. Changing means (for example, the virtual plane setting unit 102 shown in FIG. 5) may be provided.

According to the seventh aspect of the invention, by changing the number of virtual planes, the display state for the same information can be changed, and the display state desired by the observer can be more easily realized. .

[0028] In the stereoscopic video display apparatus according to any one of the first to seventh aspects, the given information may be map information. .

According to the eighth aspect of the present invention, for example, image information such as terrain and character information such as road names and place names are displayed on different virtual planes, so that map information can be converted into a stereoscopic image. It can be displayed more easily.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in the stereoscopic image display apparatus according to any one of the first to eighth aspects, the display system of the stereoscopic image is a lenticular system. It is good.

According to the ninth aspect of the present invention, since a stereoscopic image is displayed by the lenticular method, no glasses or the like are required, and only a lenticular plate needs to be attached to the display screen, so that a large-scale apparatus is required. Do not need. Therefore, a stereoscopic video image can be displayed easily and practically. Further, since a multi-view stereoscopic video can be displayed, a stereoscopic video having a wraparound characteristic can be displayed.

[0032]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In the following, a case where map information is displayed will be described as an example, and three virtual planes will be described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. In addition, for the sake of simplicity, the description will be made on the assumption that the position of the observer's viewpoint does not change.

FIG. 1 shows the display screen 32 of the stereoscopic image display apparatus 100 and the position of the observer's eyes (6
FIGS. 6A and 6B) are diagrams illustrating the relationship between the position of an image recognized by an observer's eyes and the position of the image. The figure shows a display screen 32
FIG. 3 is a view from above, in which the direction perpendicular to the display screen 32 is the z-axis direction, and the z-axis passes through the center of the display screen 32 and the center of the distance 2d between both eyes.

In FIG. 1, the right-eye image displayed at a position B1 shifted from the center of the display screen 32 toward the right eye 6B is viewed from the right eye 6B (distance h from the display screen 32 and distance d from the z-axis). When viewed, an image is seen at a coordinate position z1 on the z-axis. That is, the intersection of the straight line connecting the position of the right eye 6B and the display position B1 on the display screen 32 with the z-axis is the arrangement position in the virtual space of the virtual plane p1 where the image displayed at the display position B1 is virtually displayed. .

Similarly, on the display screen 32, the right eye 6
When viewed from the right eye 6B, the image displayed at the position B2 shifted to the B side appears to be located at the coordinate position z2 on the z-axis. Also, the image displayed on the display screen 32 at a position B3 shifted from the z-axis to the left eye 6A side is seen at the coordinate position z3 on the z-axis (front side of the display screen 32). Similarly, the display position of the image for the left eye 6A on the display screen 32 is shifted (in the opposite direction to the image for the right eye). Thus, by shifting the display position on the display screen 32, the convergence angle can be changed, and the arrangement position of the virtual plane in the z-axis direction can be changed.

Based on the above principle, in the present embodiment, display information (map information) is set on a plurality of virtual planes for each type of information. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a virtual space S displayed as a stereoscopic video in the present embodiment. FIG. 2 is a diagram in which an observer is viewing the display screen 32 of the stereoscopic video display device 100, and a direction perpendicular to the display screen 32 is defined as a z-axis direction. Then, transparent virtual planes p1 and p on which various map information are virtually displayed.
2 and p3 are the display screens 32 in the virtual space S, respectively.
And are arranged at different z-coordinate positions.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of map information displayed on each of the virtual planes p1, p2 and p3 arranged in the virtual space S. FIG. 3A is a diagram illustrating a virtual plane p1 on which a terrain image (including roads, terrain, buildings, and the like) is displayed. FIG. 3B shows a virtual plane p2 on which character information indicating a road name, an intersection name, a line name, and the like corresponding to the terrain image shown in FIG. 3A is displayed. FIG. 3C shows a virtual plane p3 on which character information indicating a place name, a landmark name, and the like corresponding to the terrain image shown in FIG. 3A is displayed. As described above, each piece of information is displayed on a different virtual plane according to the type of information.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a map image displayed as a stereoscopic image in the present embodiment. The figure shows an image that can be seen by an observer when a stereoscopic image in which a plurality of virtual planes are arranged in parallel in the z-axis direction is viewed from the front.

In the image shown in FIG. 4, the virtual plane p1 is located at the farthest side, then the virtual plane p2, and the virtual plane p is located at the foremost side.
3 is displayed. That is, the names of roads, intersections, and the like displayed on the virtual plane p2 appear to rise from the terrain image displayed on the virtual plane p1. The place names, landmark names, and the like displayed on the virtual plane p3 appear to be further raised to the near side.

As described above, the information is displayed on different virtual planes according to the type of the information, so that the information is displayed as in the related art.
Compared to the case where all information is displayed on one plane, a more organized display state can be realized, and the map information can be displayed in a more legible manner.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing an example of a main configuration of the stereoscopic video display device 100 according to the present embodiment. In FIG. 1, the stereoscopic video display device 100 includes a processing unit 10, a storage unit 20, a display unit 30, an input unit 40, a frame buffer 50, and a communication unit 60.
Each unit is connected by a bus 70.

The processing unit 10 performs a process of setting the display range of the map information based on the stereoscopic image display program 202 in the storage unit 20 and the operation instruction input from the input unit 40. The processing unit 10 also stores virtual plane setting data 20
8, a process of generating an image of each virtual plane with reference to the virtual plane set corresponding to each map data 204 and storing the image in the frame buffer 50, and processing of each virtual plane stored in the frame buffer 50. When displaying an image as a stereoscopic video on the display unit 30, an image to be displayed as a stereoscopic video is generated based on an arrangement position set by an arrangement position changing unit 104, which will be described later.
A process is performed to display 0.

Further, the processing unit 10 includes the virtual plane setting unit 1
02 and an arrangement position changing unit 104. The virtual plane setting unit 102 stores the map data 204 within the display range in the storage unit 20.
And sets a virtual plane for displaying each map data (creates virtual plane setting data 208). More specifically, the virtual plane setting unit 102 refers to the priority corresponding to each data of the map data 204 within the display range, and sets the virtual plane positioned higher in the back from the observer as the data has higher priority. Set.

Note that the virtual plane setting unit 102
A virtual plane in which an arrangement position is set closer to the near side (a position closer to the observer) may be set for data with high priority. Alternatively, a virtual plane arranged closer to the display screen 32 may be set for data with high priority.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of the data structure of the map data 204. Referring to FIG.
Indicates the type of each of the map data a, b, c,.
Priority is stored for each road name, place name,... For example, the priority of the map data a (topographic image) is
It is "1". Here, as for the priority, the lower the numerical value, the higher the priority.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of the data configuration of the virtual plane position data 206. As shown in FIG. In the figure, the virtual plane position data 206 stores the arrangement position (z coordinate position) in the virtual space corresponding to each virtual plane p1, p2, p3.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of the data configuration of the virtual plane setting data 208. Virtual plane setting data 20
8 stores each map data 204 in association with a virtual plane set by the virtual plane setting unit 102 according to the priority of each map data 204. For example, map data a
For (topographic image), since the priority is “1”, that is, the highest priority, the virtual plane p1 located farthest from the observer is set.

When an operation instruction for rearranging the respective virtual planes (rearranging the display data) is input from the input unit 40, the virtual plane setting unit 102 sets the respective map data. The virtual plane to be changed. For example, when an operation instruction to rearrange the virtual planes on which the map data a and the map data b are displayed is input, the virtual plane setting unit 102 sets the virtual plane p to the map data a.
2 is set, and a virtual plane p1 is set for the map data b.

Note that the arrangement position changing unit 104 can change the arrangement position of each virtual plane, thereby changing the interval between each virtual plane. For this reason, the arrangement position changing unit 104 may change the arrangement position of each virtual plane set in the virtual plane position data 206 to realize the rearrangement of each virtual plane.

The function of the processing unit 100 described above is
And RISC type CPUs, DSPs, image capture ICs, and other hardware.

As described above, the data display position, interval, etc. can be changed or rearranged according to the operation instruction input from the input unit 40, so that the display state desired by the observer can be easily changed. Can be realized.

As shown in FIG. 5, the storage unit 20 stores the above-described map data 20 in addition to the stereoscopic image display program 202.
4. The virtual plane position data 206 and the virtual plane setting data 208 are stored. This storage unit 20 stores MO, FD,
DVD, hard disk, CD-ROM, DVD, IC
This is realized by an information storage medium such as a card.

A configuration may be adopted in which some or all of the programs and data stored in the storage unit 20 are received and stored by the communication unit 60 from other devices via a transmission medium such as a network line. Further, in FIG.
Although the storage unit 20 is illustrated and described as a main part of the stereoscopic video display device 100, the storage unit 20 is not provided in the stereoscopic video display device 100 but may be an information storage medium such as a server constructed on a network. good.

The display unit 30 includes a three-dimensional display (display screen 32 in FIG. 1) for displaying a stereoscopic image by providing a lenticular plate on the LCD, and is generated by the processing unit 10 for the stereoscopic image. Display the image.

As the three-dimensional display, a stereoscopic endoscope, a head mounted display (HMD), polarized glasses, anaglyph glasses, time-division glasses or the like are used to show different plane images to the right eye and the left eye, and to display a stereoscopic image. It may be of a type in which a parallax barrier or the like is displayed in front of the display screen, and a right-eye image and a left-eye image are shown to the respective eyes.

The input unit 40 is provided with operation keys for inputting operation instructions such as changing the display range (scrolling, enlargement / reduction, etc.), changing the position of each data (position of the virtual plane), and changing the display order (rearrangement). And outputs an operation instruction input by the observer to the processing unit 10.

The frame buffer 50 stores the image of each virtual plane set by the processing unit 10 based on each data of the storage unit 20. Then, when the stored image is displayed on the display unit 30, the processing unit 10 generates a stereoscopic video image according to the virtual plane position data 206.

The communication unit 60 receives various information transmitted from another device via a transmission medium such as a network line or transmits various information to another device.

Next, the operation relating to the stereoscopic video display processing according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

First, the processing unit 10 sets the display range of the map information based on the operation instruction input from the input unit 40 and the stereoscopic video display program 202 (step S).
1). Then, the virtual plane setting unit 102 outputs the map data 2
A virtual plane for each map data within the display range is set based on the priority of 04 or the operation instruction input from the input unit 40 (step S2).

Next, the processing unit 10 generates an image of the virtual plane set for each map data with reference to the virtual plane position data 206, and
0 (step S3). And the processing unit 10
Generates an image for stereoscopic video from the image stored in the frame buffer 50 with reference to the virtual plane position data 206, causes the image to be displayed on the display screen of the display unit 30, and passes through the lenticular plate to the left and right of the observer. The image is displayed as a stereoscopic image by showing a different image to each eye (step S4), and the process ends.

As described above, according to the present invention, since the map information can be displayed on a plurality of virtual planes,
Since information can be displayed in a wider display area than a conventional flat display device, characters and the like can be displayed at a time without being made fine (small), and a more easily displayable information can be realized.

Further, since various display states such as a display position and an interval of a virtual plane can be changed at any time in accordance with an operation instruction input from the input unit 40, a display state desired by an observer can be easily realized. be able to.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made. In the above embodiment, the binocular stereoscopic image display device has been described. For example, a multi-view stereoscopic video image may be displayed. In this case, the position of the eyes is shifted,
It is possible to have a so-called wraparound characteristic in which the side surface is visible. As a result, for example, the character information shown in FIG. 3B and the character information shown in FIG. 3C are displayed with some overlap (the character displayed on the virtual plane p2 and the character displayed on the virtual plane p2). Even if there is a part), the overlapping part can be seen by shifting the position of the eyes.

For example, virtual plane setting data 208
In, a virtual plane may not be set for map data that is not desired to be displayed, so that the map data is not displayed. For example, by not setting a virtual plane for the map data c (place name), only the map data a and the map data b can be displayed without displaying the map data c.

For example, the virtual plane setting unit 102
The same virtual plane may be set for all the map data. In that case, the number of virtual planes on which the map data is virtually displayed is one. That is, a flat display can be obtained. In this manner, the number of virtual planes and the type of map data to be displayed can be changed, and further various display states can be realized.

The transparency of each virtual plane may be changed according to the change in the number of virtual planes. For example,
When the number of virtual planes is large, the virtual plane on the near side can be displayed more clearly by lowering the transparency of the virtual plane on the back side.

The information displayed as a stereoscopic image is not limited to map information. For example, integrated document data or the like which has been conventionally displayed in a plane is set in a plurality of virtual planes for each type of information. By displaying the image, the image may be displayed as a stereoscopic image.

In the above embodiment, the position of the observer's eye (viewpoint) is not changed, but the position of the observer's viewpoint may be changed. However, if the position of the observer's viewpoint changes, and if the observer follows the position, means for detecting the observer's viewpoint position is required, and the arrangement position (z coordinate position) of the virtual plane in the virtual space also changes. . Therefore, if the viewpoint position of the observer described above is provisionally set as a fixed position (absolute position) and the arrangement position of the virtual plane is set based on the provisionally set observer viewpoint position, Since the same control as when the position of the viewpoint does not change can be performed, there is no control problem even if the position of the viewpoint of the observer changes.

Also, for the observer, since the arrangement position of the virtual plane only changes relatively with the movement of the viewpoint position of the observer, the arrangement order of the virtual plane is not reversed. The same effects as in the above embodiment can be obtained.

Further, in the above embodiment, based on the virtual plane setting data 208, the images of the virtual planes for displaying the respective map data are stored in the frame buffer 50, respectively, and when displayed on the display unit 30, the virtual planes are displayed. Although the stereoscopic video is generated based on the plane position data 206, for example, a plurality of virtual planes displaying each map data are stereoscopically displayed based on the virtual plane position data 206 and the virtual plane setting data 208. May be generated, an image for stereoscopic viewing may be stored in the frame buffer 50, and the image may be displayed on the display unit 30 at a given timing.

[0072]

According to the present invention, the display area is conventionally only the area of the display screen, whereas in the present invention, the display area is the total area of a plurality of virtual planes. It is possible to display the amount of information more easily.

Further, since the display position, number, interval, etc. of each virtual plane can be changed, more various display states can be realized, and a display more easily viewable for an observer can be easily realized.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining the principle of stereoscopic video display in the present embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a virtual space in the present embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a map image displayed on each virtual plane as a stereoscopic image.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a map image in a state where a plurality of virtual planes shown in FIG. 3 overlap.

FIG. 5 shows a stereoscopic video display device 10 according to the present embodiment.
It is a block diagram which shows an example of a main part structure of 0.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a data configuration of map data 204.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a data configuration of virtual plane position data 206.

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of a data configuration of virtual plane setting data 208.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating an operation related to stereoscopic video display processing according to the present embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 100 stereoscopic image display device 10 CPU 20 storage unit 202 stereoscopic image display program 204 map data 206 virtual plane position data 208 virtual plane setting data 30 display unit 40 input unit 50 frame buffer 60 communication unit 70 bus

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Claims (14)

[Claims] A plurality of virtual planes including a virtual plane for displaying given information are arranged substantially in parallel with a virtual space, and the virtual space is displayed as a stereoscopic image, and the plurality of virtual planes are displayed. A stereoscopic video display device, wherein integrated information is displayed as stereoscopic vision by displaying mutually related information. 2. The stereoscopic video display device according to claim 1, further comprising a setting unit for setting information to be displayed on each of the plurality of virtual planes. 3. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a transparency changing unit configured to change the transparency of each of the plurality of virtual planes in accordance with the number of virtual planes arranged in the virtual space. Stereoscopic image display device. 4. The display information for switching between information displayed on one virtual plane and information displayed on another virtual plane among the plurality of virtual planes according to claim 1. A stereoscopic video display device comprising switching means. 5. The stereoscopic video display device according to claim 1, further comprising an arrangement position changing unit for changing an arrangement position of the virtual plane in the virtual space. 6. The apparatus according to claim 5, wherein said arrangement position changing means automatically changes the arrangement position of each of said virtual planes according to a priority of information displayed on said virtual plane. Stereoscopic image display device. 7. The stereoscopic video display device according to claim 1, further comprising a virtual plane number changing unit for changing the number of the plurality of virtual planes. 8. The stereoscopic video display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the given information is map information. 9. The stereoscopic video display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the stereoscopic video display system is a lenticular system. 10. An information storage medium in which computer-executable software for displaying a given stereoscopic image is stored, the information storage medium comprising: a predetermined information; a virtual medium for displaying the predetermined information; Placing a plurality of virtual planes including a plane substantially in parallel with the virtual space, displaying the virtual space as a stereoscopic image, and displaying information related to the plurality of virtual planes, An information storage medium, comprising: information for displaying information as stereoscopic vision. 11. An information storage medium according to claim 10, further comprising setting information for setting information to be displayed on each of said plurality of virtual planes. 12. The method according to claim 10, further comprising transparency change information for changing the transparency of each of the plurality of virtual planes in accordance with the number of virtual planes arranged in the virtual space. Information storage medium. 13. The display switching for switching between information displayed on one virtual plane and information displayed on another virtual plane among the plurality of virtual planes according to claim 10. An information storage medium containing information. 14. An information storage medium according to claim 10, further comprising arrangement position change information for changing an arrangement position of said virtual plane in said virtual space.